This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ケイ、かつら
Romaji: kei, katsura
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: かつ、よし、か
Romaji: katsu, yoshi, ka
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  1651
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-4-6
Korean Reading:  gye
Chinese Reading:  gui4
Unicode:  6842
JIS:  374B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 928
Nelson Index: 2253
New Nelson Index: 2659
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a6.13
Four Corner Index: 4491.4
Gakken Index: 1158
Japanese Names Index: 1102
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14755
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0316
Remembering the kanji Index: 198
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 629
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 837
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 202
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 210
Essential Kanji Index: 1929
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1163
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1872

Words

(かつら、カツラ)
Japanese Judas tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)
桂馬 (けいま)
knight
成桂 (なりけい)
promoted knight
月桂 (げっけい)
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree; moon; moonlight; katsura tree on the moon (in Chinese legends)
月桂樹 (げっけいじゅ、ゲッケイジュ)
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
(けい)
knight
月桂冠 (げっけいかん)
laurel wreath
桂成り (けいなり)
knight promotion
桂林 (けいりん)
katsura forest; beautiful forest
桂皮 (けいひ)
cinnamon; cassia (bark)
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